Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

After storing the roots of the Devil's Net in his spatial ring, Ye Feng didn't waste the cut-off roots either. He stored them all in his spatial ring as well, because the Devil's Net, or Devil's Vine, also possessed abundant magic power, making it a very good material for refining magic potions or alchemy.

"Okay, let's go."

After packing everything up, Ye Feng told Hermione and the others to leave. However, Hermione and the others were stunned and didn't quite understand what was happening when they saw the large empty space above their heads in the Devil's Web.

"What's wrong? I'm done. Let's go, or we won't be able to catch up with that guy ahead." Seeing that Harry and the others hadn't moved, Ye Feng reminded them again. This time, Harry and the others finally snapped out of their daze and followed him blankly.

After following Ye Feng through the passage where the Devil's Net was located, Ye Feng and the others heard a strange sound.

"what sound?"

"It sounds like the sound of wings flapping."

"The sound is coming from the door in front. Let's go take a look."

"Squeak~"

As the heavy door was pushed open, the buzzing of the secret manual grew louder, and when they looked up at the source of the sound, even Ye Feng was a little surprised, because above their space, countless winged keys were floating.

"Oh my god, are we supposed to find the only key among all these keys that can open the door on the other side?"

"I think so, Ron, you jinx." Even Hermione couldn't help but feel a headache coming on when she saw the dense array of numbers, while Ye Feng's eyes lit up when he saw the dense array of numbers.

"If this were a flying sword..."

(☆_☆)

Just imagining it made Ye Feng's eyes light up, so he took out his net bag. However, after glancing at the number of keys, Ye Feng hesitated for a moment and then took out three net bags and handed them to Hermione and the others.

Hermione: Σ(?д?lll)

Ron, Harry: [?_??]

"Ye Feng, we're looking for the key to open that door. What are you giving us nets for? We can't possibly try them one by one, can we? There are just too many of them."

"No, you don't need to catch them all. Just catch the one with the injured wing, because only its color matches that of the door."

“Harry is right, but I think… Ye Feng didn’t mean that by giving us the net, right?”

Hearing Hermione's words, Ye Feng nodded with great satisfaction and said, "That's right. Although there are nearly a thousand keys here, we also have four nets. Each person only needs to grab a little over two hundred keys."

"Oh right, I told you guys last time, right? My net is specially made. Once the keys are caught in it, they can't escape. You just need to dump them into this basket." As he spoke, Ye Feng took out another basket from his spatial ring, big enough to fit a person, and placed it in front of the three of them.

“I think this is not the normal procedure, because Snape doesn’t have such a sturdy net, so I think he must have grabbed the key and opened the door while riding that flying broom over there.”

Ye Feng: (;￢＿￢)

"It's just two hundred or so keys, watch me catch them all in no time!" Ron instantly cowered after being glanced at by Ye Feng, grabbing the net and yelling as he tried to grab the keys. Seeing they were ready, Ye Feng slightly bent his knees, and then…

swoosh~

Harry and Ron, who were standing next to Ye Feng, only felt a slight breeze and then Ye Feng disappeared in front of them. However, just a second later, Hermione exclaimed and stretched out her slender white hand to point out where Ye Feng was.

"there!"

Following Hermione's finger, Ron and the others saw Ye Feng, who had somehow appeared in mid-air, holding the old key with its damaged wings in his hand. But the next second they knew how Ye Feng had appeared in mid-air, because they saw Ye Feng suddenly push off in the air and turn into a human cannonball, crashing down on them.

"Run!"

"Wait, catch him!"

Seeing Ye Feng hurtling towards them like a cannonball, Ron and Hermione shouted two completely different things. Harry, though his legs were trembling slightly, did not back down. Even Ron, who shouted to run, did not move. Instead, he subconsciously reached out to catch Ye Feng, but they were obviously overthinking it.

Just as he was about to hit them, Ye Feng suddenly flipped over and landed lightly in front of them, then took out a net.

"Quick! Those keys are coming! We can't let them get away; they're excellent materials for refining weapons!"

Dumbledore, hiding in the shadows: [?ヘ??] Meow meow meow?

"Holy crap! We can't arrest them..."

Seeing Ye Feng and his companions catching winged keys one net after another and dumping them into the basket, Dumbledore's heart was bleeding. Those were the 'key birds' that Hogwarts had been saving up for many years, and they could play a significant role in crucial moments. But now, Ye Feng had caught them all in one fell swoop.

"I see now. This kid isn't here to stop Voldemort from taking the Philosopher's Stone; he's clearly here to buy more!"

Chapter 57 Voldemort: A Familiar Return

The giant net swung continuously, and the winged keys were quickly harvested and dumped into the basket on the ground, just like moths drawn to a flame. Ye Feng looked at the spiritual keys in the basket with joy in his eyes.

"Very good. This key itself has a good spiritual quality. Once we get back, we just need to add some materials and refine it a bit more, and it will become a flying sword."

"Although they can't compare to genuine flying swords in terms of either destructive power or durability, there are so many of these, and they come with their own intelligence and wings, so they don't need human control. They're pretty nice."

In the original series, Harry would grab the keys and throw them to Ron and the others so they could open the door and run away. But now they don't need to do that at all, because in just two or three minutes, they've grabbed all the keys that caused Harry so many injuries.

"That's... all done? I haven't even had my fill yet." When the waving net no longer caught a single key and felt light in his hand, Ron suddenly stopped. Only then did he realize that they had grabbed all the keys.

"Let's go, don't forget what we're here for." Seeing that Ron was still a little eager, Harry quickly reminded him that they were here to do something serious. Hearing Harry's words, Ron reluctantly handed the net back to Ye Feng.

"Ye Feng, do you have any more nets?" Just as Ye Feng reached out to take the net, Ron suddenly spoke up.

Ye Feng: [?ヘ??]

Although Ron didn't say it explicitly, Ye Feng heard two terrifying words: freeloading. Ron, he actually wanted to get his net bag for free!!!

Ye Feng originally wanted to refuse directly, but after thinking about it, he realized that he had tricked Ron quite a few times during this period, and they were quite good friends. In addition, the net did not cost much material or effort to make, so Ye Feng said, "We don't know what will happen next, but this net is definitely tough enough. You can use it for self-defense."

Hearing Ye Feng's words, not only Ron, but also Harry and Hermione's eyes lit up. Dumbledore, who was hiding behind them, almost drooled when he heard Ye Feng's words, because that thing was really useful. He estimated that if it were made bigger, it might even be able to catch a dragon.

Unfortunately, Ye Feng had no intention of giving him one.

"He really doesn't understand how to be considerate of an old man like me. I guess I'll have to 'remind' him next time. Also, I remember that kid's fishing rod and fish basket were quite good. Could they have been made of the same material?"

As Ye Feng followed Harry into another room, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by something in the shadows.

"Voldemort is here? That shouldn't be the case. Voldemort, who's in such low health right now, could be killed by anyone. He shouldn't be giving me this kind of pressure. No, I have a feeling that Old Bi Deng is trying to ambush me. I guess I need to get the little flying sword out as soon as possible."

While they were thinking, Ye Feng and the others all entered the new room, and then the room was empty.

What? This room is a test of their friendship and courage using Auto Chess? Ye Feng thought, does such a thing exist? He only saw a bunch of unwanted puppets, and to avoid waste, he could only pack them all up and take them away.

Dumbledore: ...

Dumbledore, who was following behind, was speechless at Ye Feng's practiced movements. However, some things become familiar with each other after a while, so Dumbledore gave up. Thus, Ye Feng and the others reached the end of the Chamber of Secrets unharmed, which was completely different from the original story where almost everyone was injured and only Harry reached the Mirror of Erised.

"It's the Mirror of Erised! I never imagined Dumbledore would hide it here."

"Wait, why is it you, and not... Snape?" Compared to Ron's surprise that the Mirror of Erised was here, Harry was astonished that it wasn't Snape who came to steal the Philosopher's Stone, but Quirrell.

“Yes, he certainly looks more like a bad guy, doesn’t he? With him around, who would doubt poor, stuttering Professor Quirrell?” Quirrell said this in his usual timid, stuttering tone, which was ironic to Harry.

"But…"

"Fool! Stop trying to enlighten him. You're not his teacher anymore. Make him come over and take out the magic stone!"

Just as Quirrell was about to explain things to Harry, Voldemort, who was parasitizing the back of his head, started cursing. Judging from Voldemort's emotions, Ye Feng felt that the Voldemort he had caught in his net earlier must have been the one who had been scared away. Otherwise, the Voldemort in front of him wouldn't have dared to face him like this.

Harry and Ron were terrified when they heard Voldemort's voice coming from behind Quirrell. Hermione even took a half step back and hid behind Ye Feng. However, Ye Feng didn't say anything because he also wanted to see what the legendary Philosopher's Stone looked like.

Although the magic stone held no appeal for him, it would be a waste not to take a look since he was already there. Moreover, it seemed to have been destroyed in the show, so Ye Feng thought that if it was useful, he might as well take it and use it; it was a pity to destroy it.

So he watched as Harry, threatened by Quirrell, walked to the Mirror of Erised, and then…

Dumbledore: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Voldemort, Quirrell:!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

"You... just like that... took it out?"

As Harry approached the Mirror of Erised, something unexpected happened: Ye Feng raised his hand before him and reached directly into the Mirror of Erised. When he withdrew his hand, he was holding an irregularly shaped, transparent brown crystal.

"This thing is a magic stone? It doesn't seem to have anything special about it except that the magic power is relatively pure and abundant. It can't be used directly for crafting weapons, nor can it be used directly for alchemy. It can't even be used to increase one's personal magic power storage limit. It's garbage."

(?_?)ノ多

"Clang! Glug glug..."

┌(.Д.)┐

(キ｀?Д??)!!

Philosopher's Stone: You're amazing, you're 1080p!

Seeing the magic stone that Ye Feng took out of the Mirror of Eris and then casually threw away, the group of people were instantly petrified, but they reacted in the next second.

Harry, realizing what was happening, immediately rushed out. He felt he couldn't let Voldemort get his hands on the Philosopher's Stone, so even if it cost him his life, he had to snatch it and take it out. He absolutely couldn't let Voldemort get the Philosopher's Stone and regain his powers.

Quirrell reacted a little faster than Harry. He moved the instant the Philosopher's Stone stopped rolling on the ground, so he was a step ahead of Harry. By the time Harry rushed out, Quirrell had already bent down to pick up the Philosopher's Stone.

Ron and Hermione reacted naturally. Hermione immediately pulled out her wand and tried to use a spell to attack Quirrell, which was very much in line with the rules of the wizarding world. Ron, however, was a bit outrageous. He grabbed the net that Ye Feng had given him and charged forward.

However, there was someone who was faster than him.

As Quirrell rushed out, Ye Feng had already grabbed the net. And as Quirrell bent down, Ye Feng's net, which was twice the size of the one in Ron's hand, came whistling down.

Voldemort: (?Д?)

"I don't know why, but I suddenly have a feeling of déjà vu."

Chapter 58: The next Dark Lord has been born?

With the enormous net covering his head, Voldemort, hiding behind Quirrell, watched helplessly as he was caught in the net like an insect, instantly enraging the inherently proud Voldemort.

However, the next second Voldemort was terrified, because he found that he could not move, and so could Quirrell, who had already taken the Philosopher's Stone. Moreover, he could clearly feel that Quirrell's magical power was imprisoned and he could not move at all.

Ye Feng: ヾ(?°?°?)ノ?

"Look! I've caught another wild Voldemort!"

"Snapped!"

(Why can the picture make a sound? (o?▽?)o)

Almost instantly, Harry and the others, along with Dumbledore hiding behind them, couldn't help but slap their foreheads upon hearing Ye Feng's words. This scene was so eerily familiar, and they never imagined that the terrifying being whose very name was enough to stop a child from crying at night would fall into the hands of the same person two (or three) times, and in the same way both times.

"I don't know why, but I suddenly feel sorry for this Dark Lord. Is it just my... illusion?" Looking at Quirrell Dumbledore, who was lying on the ground, wriggling like a maggot, caught in a net by Ye Feng, he suddenly felt pity.

"Aaaaaah... Who are you?!"

Voldemort, having tried every possible way to break free to no avail, roared in anger. He had always regarded mixed-blood wizards as insects, but he never imagined that one day he would be caught in a net like an insect. This was undoubtedly a great humiliation for him, so Voldemort wanted to know who had caught him.

Don't underestimate Ye Feng just because he's an ordinary new wizard at Hogwarts.

What wizard could so easily capture a child so powerful that he could dominate the entire wizarding world, a child whose mere name could stop children from crying at night, right after enrolling in school? Therefore, Voldemort simply did not believe that Ye Feng was just a newly enrolled first-year wizard.